MINUTE BOOK OF THE WIRKSWORTH CLASSIS. 



Robert Porter* 0—6—8 



Peter Watkinson 1 — 0—0 



Martin Topham 1 — 6 — 8 



John Otefield 0-10 — o 



Sam : More .... O — 6—8 



Sam : Charles 0-10 — o 



Sam : Trickett O-IO — O 



John Beardmore 0-10 — o 



Mr Edward Pole o 10 — o 



John Sclater o — 8 — o 



Geo : Vates o — 8 — o 



1 l'ii Buxton 0-12 — o 



George Eyre 0-10 — o 



Hen : Buxton 0-10 — o 



Edward Allen o — 4 — o 



John Rudyard o — 4 — o 



Robert Newton o — 2 — 6 



M r Henry Fern ...... 0—6—0 



Thomas Hudskinson „ o — <: — o 



Wirkesworth Classis \ 



in the countie of Darby V 



Novemb. iS 1656 J 



Ministers 

 ( Peter Watkinson Moder' 



Martin Topham 



Robert Porter 



John Otefield 



Samuel More 

 v Samuel Charles 



These p'sent at the Classical! meeting the 

 said 18 day of November 1656 



Others 



Mr 



M r Henry Buxton 

 M r John Sclater 

 : Edward Allen 

 John Rudyard 



This day M r Peter Watkinson being moderator begun with praier & after- 

 wards made an oration to the Classis. 



According to former order M r Robert Home this day preached his appro- 

 baton sermon which was orthodox & approved, the said M r Home likewise 

 gave an account of the worke of Grace uppon his Soule ; of his skille in the 

 Originall Tongues, & in the Artes, Logicke & Philosophic ; also of his know- 

 ledge in Divinitie wherein he gave good satisfaction : whereuppon he had this 

 Thesis given him viz'— Utrum Christus in anima passus est plus quam 

 aufxnaOtTiKiog. 



M r Samuel Tricket Bachel r of Arts late Student of Christ's colledge Cam- 

 bridge minister of the word at Bradbourne within this Classis (desiring ordina- 

 tion) was ordered to preach his approbaton sermon at Wirkesworth uppon 

 Teusday next being the 25 day of November ; & likewise to prepare to preach 

 the next Classicall Sermon. 



Voted & accordinglie ordered that Wednesday the 17 day of December 

 next be set apart for a day of ordination at Wirksworth ; and that M r Samuel 

 Charles preach the Ordination Sermon. 



This day M r Samuel More (according to former order) brought in the position 



Most of these signatures are autographs. 



